Robby Romero

"Robby Romero is an articulate artist and advocate for the causes and concerns behind a cultural resistance that is older than this country." - Danny Schechter, Media Channel Robby rose to prominence with the global broadcast of his first music picture Is It Too Late. This endeavor earned Robby the title of United Nations Ambassador of Youth for the Environment and a Certificate of Appreciation Award from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) signed by Executive Director, Mostafa K. Tolba. Over the past two decades Robby has used the international languages of music and film to help shift the paradigm and bridge the gap between Indigenous Peoples, human rights and the environment through his non-profit organization, Native Children's Survival. Robby's directorial film debut Makoce Wakan: Sacred Earth first aired on VH1 in 1993. "Feedback has been more than positive: Congratulations on a very successful show that has generated more viewer calls than any other show to date." - MTV Networks Robby's music pictures broadcast on MTV and VH1 introduced Native Rock music to the music television generation. His Native American stereotype-breaking public services announcements as part of MTV's Free Your Mind campaign won the Industry's prestigious CableAce Award. His politicized rockumentary films broadcast nationally and internationally, catapulted him into an arena of his own making. Robby has shared the stage with multi-platinum musical artists, including Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana, and Cat Stevens, and with such dignitaries as His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Former Presidents Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Shimon Peres, to name a few. Over the years, Robby has received multiple awards and cultural honors in acknowledgment of his work. The Encyclopedia of North American Indians Past to Present states, "Red Thunder has commanded the largest audience of any contemporary Indian music group." The Los Angeles Times Magazine speaks of Robby's work as, "changing the world and the world of music." News From Indian Country says, "Red Thunder, formed by Romero in 1989, continues to be one of the most popular musical groups known in "Indian Country" and around the world." Robby is the founder of Eagle Thunder Enterprises (ETE), an artist-owned and operated independent Indigenous company consisting of four divisions: 1) Film, 2) Music, 3) Publishing, and 4) Production. ETE has reached millions of listeners, viewers and customers from all walks of life through global releases, television broadcasts and live concerts, musical tours and events.